Life Lessons

Well, I've just come off a few weeks placement, so my holidays officially begin tomorrow (i.e one hour from now), unlike some of you who've been enjoying them - or at least have them to be miserable in - for the last two weeks. Not that it wasn't fun, oh no. I learnt quite a lot on this placement.

Things I learnt on placement:

• ALWAYS check how long you are allowed to park somewhere. The Council are bastards and they will fine you stupidly large amounts if you happen to misread a 2P sign.
• Faxes cost $4 at Australia Post. You cannot EFTPOS that amount, but you can ask for that amount of cash out, and then use it to pay. How screwy is that? Useful and cheap, but also screwy.
• The Hard Rock Cafe outclasses the Refect so badly it's like watching a full-colour widescreen movie with dolby surround after a lifetime of being blindfolded in a dark room. You'd never go back, but the man with the gun is forcing you to.
• Buying people mudcake will make you their hero for as long as the cake and the sugar rush it induces lasts. Generally that's all the time you need, but further chocolatey goodness can be distributed if more is required.
• The fastest you can get from the Mater to the Dance North Studio is 11 minutes with favourable traffic. But you can contest that if you want.
• Never wear a steak necklace if you are expecting a lion in the mail.

Notice very few of those had anything to do with a lab at all? Oh well